The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-13

the coffin, clean shaved, dark, . man.
", handsome face, with black hair
slightly gray, early gray, showing a
fine, high, narrow forehead. serene,
soft. the face almost sweet In its ex.
preston. AS l looked upon it the
weird impression drifted out and away
from me. The next day was the fun
eral, of course. That was in the reign
OF John Whitlan, my young English.
man. He came over young and had
learned to be like us, though the things
in which an Englishman is most like
IN American are the ones in which he
resembles US the least, l find.
That's so" affirmed Monroe, who
lived on the border OF small England.
"Well," resumed r., al managed so
chat John Whitlan should attend at
the lower barn the night after the fun.
eral. The prophet had been solemn
ly buried in the presence OF near a
thousand and wished to test my IL
fusion. said not n world never
have save as | do now. Well, John
went whistling on in his large way
across the road. 1t was getting dusk
and waited and watched over the
border. Well, in about ten minutes
or less he came hurrying back too ex.
cited to speak. / met him outside.
Made short work. said to him.
Short work. his eyes starting, his
face CHASTITY. BY he's there
the old inan himself, cooked up on the
big beam therel 'Sh-h-h-h,' / said,
trying to hush him up. We'll, by
he is Nothing but your John
Bull imagination l said, enough
to frighten anybody but n Yankee
You may 90 an see tor yourself,
he answered. Il will took Ian.
tern and went with him. On the way
he told me that he heard voice in.
side the barn; he paid no attention,
opened the stable door, when Ans
comb called down: Cherry, Brin,
Spot, Suke,' and so on as the cows
went in. He rushed to the door lead.
ing to the barn floor and there sat
Auscomb on the big beam. John
broke for me. English are plucky
enough where mere flesh is concerned
this was too much AS we approach.
ed the barn-'Therel there! Don't
you hear HIM? Don't you hear himT
exclaimed John. Well, did seem to,
but let on nothing. The door was
open, / stepped in, John followed.
There therel therel See i'm. See 'im'
John cried, in an awfully frightened
voice. felt him, would not look up.
but quietly lit the wick, which burned
up quick, and strongly.
81 held it up and did look up. The
beam was vacant, all the upper part
empty. Il see nothing' j answered,
shifting the lamp about. BY! by
- nor do |, said Whitlan, about
as much surprised as before. Here,
hold the lantern, while | feed them, ]
said to him. He took the fork, pitch
ed the hay over the grit, and distribu.
ted it to the waiting cattle. We went
out, closed the. door in silence, and
moved away. Therel therel Don't
you here 'im?' exclaimed John. ]
laughed in a make as if way, the
best | could do. / tho't / did hear
him, and continued to till some rods
away.
81 told Whitlan to hold his tongue
for his own sake as well as for the sake
OF our neighbors. Nobody would be-
lieve he had seen or heard anything,
and it would only annoy the family.
/ don't think he did for some time aft
or.
"Well, the boys themselves, with
some of their cousins-who came to
stay with them-did the chores there
or undertook to, the next night.
They heard the voice, saw the impish
figure, ran back to the house, sent
over to me, and with my lantern l
went over. 1t was worse time than
on the first night-the night OF the
tradegy. OF course, when / went, it
was still and nothing could be seen.
| tried to explain it away, as mere
Illusion, amounting to
delusion, and such | have always re-
garded it, and pacified them for the
Time. Well, IL was The same the next
night, and the next. j told them they
had for the time better remove the
cattle and not use the barn, for the
ghost had now taken such hold oil
them that there would be no other
way, l feared.
"rhat was the beginning OF it.
Everything was right in the morning,
during the day, all day, till the APP
proach OF night, then the calls began,
and when the inside was dusky with
oncoming night, men fancied they saw
the shapless form. Light up and il
vanished with the shadows, nor was
the voice heard when any one was in
the barn. Go out, close the door, and
1t began again. Sometimes, when one
left, the first thing was low, smoker
ing laugh. Well it was all over from
that night. 1t got out--the neighbors
un..,o till fn. md ,nonr fhora ,vaa ax.